Mike Comrie

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Coms
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Ottawa Senators Phoenix Coyotes Philadelphia Flyers Edmonton Oilers
Nationality	Canada
Born	September 11, 1980, Edmonton, CAN
NHL Draft	91st overall, 1999 Edmonton Oilers
Pro Career	2000 – present

Mike William Comrie (born September 11, 1980, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player who plays centre in the National Hockey League. Comrie is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators, traded from the Phoenix Coyotes for suspended Russian prospect Alexei Kaigorodov, on January 3, 2007.

1 Playing career
- 1.1 Reception in Edmonton
- 1.2 Post-departure from Philadelphia
2 Career statistics
3 International play
4 Notes
5 See also

[edit] Playing career

Comrie was drafted in the third round out of the University of Michigan. He was selected ninety-first overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, by his hometown Edmonton Oilers.

[edit] Reception in Edmonton

When Comrie's NHL career began with the Oilers during the 2000-2001 season, he was one of most beloved Oilers on the team, playing the role of the "local hero". However, after his lengthy holdout in the 2002-03 season and subsequent departure from the team, Comrie became one of the most hated Oilers in team history. Whenever he returns to Edmonton, Oilers fans soundly boo him whenever he touches the puck. Many fans, and even some offhand references in The Edmonton Sun tout Comrie as one of the most hated men in Oilers history, along with Peter Pocklington, and Chris Pronger. During the 2002-03 season, amidst personal differences with Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe, Comrie was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Jeff Woywitka, a first round selection in 2004 (Rob Schremp), and a third round selection in 2005 (Dan Syvret).

Comrie played only 21 games for Philadelphia before being traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Sean Burke, Branko Radivojevič, and the rights to Ben Eager.

[edit] Post-departure from Philadelphia

In August 2006, Phoenix re-signed Comrie to a one-year contract worth $3 million (US).^[1] On January 3rd, 2007, Comrie was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Senators prospect Alexei Kaigorodov. Comrie scored his first goal for the Senators versus the Boston Bruins on January 9th at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000-01	Kootenay Ice	WHL	37	39	40	79	79	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	41	8	14	22	14	6	1	2	3	0
2001-02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	82	33	27	60	45	-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	69	20	31	51	90	6	1	0	1	10
2003-04	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	21	4	5	9	12	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	28	8	7	15	16	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Färjestads BK	SEL	10	1	6	7	10	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	80	30	30	60	55	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals			321	103	114	217	232	12	2	2	4	10